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וְלֹ֣א נֶעְדַּר־֠לָהֶם מִן־הַקָּטֹ֨ן וְעַד־הַגָּדֹ֜ול וְעַד־בָּנִ֤ים וּבָנֹות֙ וּמִשָּׁלָ֔ל וְעַ֛ד כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם הַכֹּ֖ל הֵשִׁ֥יב דָּוִֽד׃ And nothing was missing from them, from the small to the great, and sons and daughters, and spoil, and all that they had taken for themselves. … Continue reading →

וַיַּצֵּ֣ל דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֖וּ עֲמָלֵ֑ק וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֥י נָשָׁ֖יו הִצִּ֥יל דָּוִֽד׃ And Dawid rescued all that ʿAmaleq had taken, and Dawid rescued his two wives.   Morphology וַיַּצֵּ֣ל (va-yatztzel) – Root: נצל; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּכֵּ֥ם דָּוִ֛ד מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נִמְלַ֤ט מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּי֩ אִם־אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵאֹ֧ות אִֽישׁ־נַ֛עַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְב֥וּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ And Dawid struck them from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped except four hundred young men … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה נְטֻשִׁ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֹכְלִ֤ים וְשֹׁתִים֙ וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים בְּכֹל֙ הַשָּׁלָ֣ל הַגָּדֹ֔ול אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And he brought him down, and behold, they were spread out over all the land, eating and drinking and celebrating with all the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד הֲתֹורִדֵ֖נִי אֶל־הַגְּד֣וּד הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֡אמֶר הִשָּׁבְעָה֩ לִּ֨י בֵֽאלֹהִ֜ים אִם־תְּמִיתֵ֗נִי וְאִם־תַּסְגִּרֵ֨נִי֙ בְּיַד־אֲדֹנִ֔י וְאֹורִֽדְךָ֖ אֶל־הַגְּד֥וּד הַזֶּֽה׃ And Dawid said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will … Continue reading →

אֲנַ֡חְנוּ פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ נֶ֧גֶב הַכְּרֵתִ֛י וְעַל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־נֶ֣גֶב כָּלֵ֑ב וְאֶת־צִקְלַ֖ג שָׂרַ֥פְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ We raided the Negev of the Kereti, and against that which belongs to Yehuda, and against the Negev of Kalev, and we burned Tsiqlag with fire.”   Morphology אֲנַ֡חְנוּ … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לֹ֤ו דָוִד֙ לְֽמִי־אַ֔תָּה וְאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וַיֹּ֜אמֶר נַ֧עַר מִצְרִ֣י אָנֹ֗כִי עֶ֚בֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י וַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִי אֲדֹנִ֛י כִּ֥י חָלִ֖יתִי הַיֹּ֥ום שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ And Dawid said to him, “To whom do you belong, and from where are you?” And he said, “I am … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְּנוּ־לֹו֩ פֶ֨לַח דְּבֵלָ֜ה וּשְׁנֵ֤י צִמֻּקִים֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּחֹ֖ו אֵלָ֑יו כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אָ֤כַל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹא־שָׁ֣תָה מַ֔יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֹֽות׃ ס And they gave him a piece of pressed fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate, and his spirit … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אִישׁ־מִצְרִי֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיִּקְח֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּתְּנוּ־לֹ֥ו לֶ֨חֶם֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ מָֽיִם׃ And they found an Egyptian man in the field and brought him to Dawid, and they gave him bread, and he ate, and they gave him water to drink. … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף דָּוִ֔ד ה֖וּא וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאֹ֣ות אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ מָאתַ֣יִם אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּגְּר֔וּ מֵעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־נַ֥חַל הַבְּשֹֽׂור׃ And Dawid pursued, he and four hundred men, while two hundred men stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.   Morphology וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (va-yirdof) … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד ה֚וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתֹּ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל הַבְּשֹׂ֑ור וְהַנֹּֽותָרִ֖ים עָמָֽדוּ׃ And Dawid went, he and six hundred men who were with him, and they came as far as the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶרְדֹּ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֥י הַגְּדוּד־הַזֶּ֖ה הַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ רְדֹ֔ף כִּֽי־הַשֵּׂ֥ג תַּשִּׂ֖יג וְהַצֵּ֥ל תַּצִּֽיל׃ And Dawid inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue, for you shall … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד אֶל־אֶבְיָתָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ בֶּן־אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ הַגִּֽישָׁה־נָּ֥א לִ֖י הָאֵפֹ֑ד וַיַּגֵּ֧שׁ אֶבְיָתָ֛ר אֶת־הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־דָּוִֽד׃ And Dawid said to Evyatar the priest, the son of Aḥimelekh, “Bring me now the ephod.” And Evyatar brought the ephod to Dawid.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֨צֶר לְדָוִ֜ד מְאֹ֗ד כִּֽי־אָמְר֤וּ הָעָם֙ לְסָקְלֹ֔ו כִּֽי־מָ֨רָה֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ עַל־בְּנֹ֣ו וְעַל־בְּנֹתָ֑יו וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק דָּוִ֔ד בַּיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס And Dawid was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was bitter, each man … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י נְשֵֽׁי־דָוִ֖ד נִשְׁבּ֑וּ אֲחִינֹ֨עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֥ל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃ And the two wives of Dawid were taken captive: Aḥinoʿam the Yizreʿelite and Avigayil, the wife of Naval the Karmelite.   Morphology וּשְׁתֵּ֥י (u-shtei) – Root: שתים; Form: Noun, feminine dual … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜ד וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֛ו אֶת־קֹולָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵין־בָּהֶ֛ם כֹּ֖חַ לִבְכֹּֽות׃ And Dawid and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until there was no strength in them to weep.   Morphology וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (va-yissa) – … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֤ד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׂרוּפָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃ And Dawid and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ֙ מִקָּטֹ֣ן וְעַד־גָּדֹ֔ול לֹ֥א הֵמִ֖יתוּ אִ֑ישׁ וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לְדַרְכָּֽם׃ And they took captive the women who were in it, both small and great; they did not kill anyone, but they led them away and went on their way. … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י בְּבֹ֨א דָוִ֧ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו צִֽקְלַ֖ג בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י פָֽשְׁט֗וּ אֶל־נֶ֨גֶב֙ וְאֶל־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And it happened, when Dawid and his men came to Tsiqlag on the third day, that the ʿAmaleqites had raided the Negev and Tsiqlag, … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם דָּוִ֜ד ה֤וּא וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת בַּבֹּ֔קֶר לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים עָל֥וּ יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ ס And Dawid rose early, he and his men, to go in the morning to return to the land of the Pelishtim, and the Pelishtim went up to … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְעַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ אִתָּ֑ךְ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְאֹ֥ור לָכֶ֖ם וָלֵֽכוּ׃ And now, rise early in the morning, you and the servants of your lord who have come with you. And rise early in the morning when there is … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַן אָכִישׁ֮ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־דָּוִד֒ יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֣י טֹ֥וב אַתָּ֛ה בְּעֵינַ֖י כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אַ֣ךְ שָׂרֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ And Akhish answered and said to Dawid, “I know that you are good in my eyes, like an angel of God. However, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אָכִ֗ישׁ כִּ֣י מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ וּמַה־מָּצָ֣אתָ בְעַבְדְּךָ֔ מִיֹּום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיִ֣יתִי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אָבֹוא֙ וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Dawid said to Akhish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֥ה שׁ֖וּב וְלֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁלֹ֑ום וְלֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖י סַרְנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ ס And now, return and go in peace, so that you do not do evil in the eyes of the commanders of the Pelishtim.”   Morphology וְעַתָּ֥ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עתה; … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו חַי־יְהוָ֞ה כִּי־יָשָׁ֣ר אַתָּ֗ה וְטֹ֣וב בְּ֠עֵינַי צֵאתְךָ֨ וּבֹאֲךָ֤ אִתִּי֙ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה כִּ֠י לֹֽא־מָצָ֤אתִֽי בְךָ֙ רָעָ֔ה מִיֹּ֛ום בֹּאֲךָ֥ אֵלַ֖י עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וּבְעֵינֵ֥י הַסְּרָנִ֖ים לֹֽא־טֹ֥וב אָֽתָּה׃ And Akhish called Dawid and said to him, “As YHWH lives, you are … Continue reading →

הֲלֹוא־זֶ֣ה דָוִ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר יַעֲנוּ־לֹ֛ו בַּמְּחֹלֹ֖ות לֵאמֹ֑ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽו ס Is this not Dawid, about whom they answered in dances, saying: ‘Shaʾul has struck down his thousands, and Dawid his ten thousands’?”   Morphology הֲלֹוא־זֶ֣ה (halo-zeh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּ עָלָ֜יו שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹו֩ שָׂרֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים הָשֵׁ֣ב אֶת־הָאִ֗ישׁ וְיָשֹׁב֙ אֶל־מְקֹומֹו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִפְקַדְתֹּ֣ו שָׁ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יֵרֵ֤ד עִמָּ֨נוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ לְשָׂטָ֖ן בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וּבַמֶּ֗ה יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה זֶה֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔יו הֲלֹ֕וא בְּרָאשֵׁ֖י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃ And the commanders of the Pelishtim were angry with him, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מָ֖ה הָעִבְרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים הֲלֹֽוא־זֶ֨ה דָוִ֜ד עֶ֣בֶד שָׁא֣וּל מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה אִתִּי֙ זֶ֤ה יָמִים֙ אֹו־זֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים וְלֹֽא־מָצָ֤אתִי בֹו֙ מְא֔וּמָה מִיֹּ֥ום נָפְלֹ֖ו עַד־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And the commanders of the Pelishtim said, “What are these … Continue reading →

וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים לְמֵאֹ֖ות וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים וְדָוִ֣ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו עֹֽבְרִ֛ים בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה עִם־אָכִֽישׁ׃ And the chiefs of the Pelishtim were passing by in hundreds and in thousands, and Dawid and his men were passing by in the rear with Akhish.   Morphology וְסַרְנֵ֤י … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵיהֶ֖ם אֲפֵ֑קָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל חֹנִ֔ים בַּעַ֖יִן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ And the Pelishtim gathered all their camps at Afeq, while Yisraʾel was encamped at the spring which is in Yizreʿel.   Morphology וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ (va-yiqbetzu) – Root: קבץ; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) … Continue reading →